Pab Formation

Pab Formation
Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian ~66 Ma
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Type Geological formation
Underlies Ranikot Group
Overlies Monajhal Group
Thickness 150-250 m
Lithology
Primary Sandstone
Other Mudstone Shale
Location
Region Balochistan
Country  Pakistan

The Pab Formation is a Late Cretaceous geologic formation in Balochistan, in western Pakistan. It is dominated by Sandstone, with minor mudstone and shale components.[1] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[2]

Paleofauna

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Umar, Muhammad; Friis, Henrik; Khan, Abdul Salam; Kelling, Gilbert; Kassi, Akhtar Muhammad; Sabir, Muhammad Amjad; Farooq, Muhammad (2013-11-07). "Sediment Composition and Provenance of the Pab Formation, Kirthar Fold Belt, Pakistan: Signatures of Hot Spot Volcanism, Source Area Weathering, and Paleogeography on the Western Passive Margin of the Indian Plate During the Late Cretaceous". Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering. 39 (1): 311–324. doi:10.1007/s13369-013-0850-4. ISSN 1319-8025.
  2. ↑ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.

References

  • Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp.  ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
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